Bill Text: IL SB2542 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2542 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2542-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB2542 Introduced 2/6/2018, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/14-1.09 from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09
Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
14-1.09 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09)
Sec. 14-1.09. School psychologist. "School psychologist"
means a psychologist who meets the following qualifications:
(1) The psychologist:
(A) has graduated with a master's or higher degree
in psychology or educational psychology from an
institution of higher learning that maintains
equipment, courses of study, and standards of
scholarship approved by the State Board of Education,
has had at least one school year of full-time
supervised experience in the delivery of school
psychological services of a character approved by the
State Superintendent of Education, and has such
additional qualifications as may be required by the
State Board of Education; or
(B) holds a valid Nationally Certified School
Psychologist (NCSP) credential certificate and has
such additional qualifications as may be required by

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the State Board of Education.
(2) The psychologist holds a Professional Educator
License with a school psychologist endorsement issued
pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code. Persons so
licensed may use the title "school psychologist" and may
offer school psychological services which are limited to
those services set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Special
Education, pertaining to children between the ages of 3 to
21, promulgated by the State Board of Education.
School psychologists may make evaluations, recommendations
or interventions regarding the placement of children in
educational programs or special education classes. However, a
school psychologist shall not provide such services outside his
or her employment to any student in the district or districts
which employ such school psychologist.
(Source: P.A. 98-947, eff. 8-15-14.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.